Hey, I'm Dan, live in St. Louis, MO.
My first console was a NES I got around 1989. It was the gray one without the powerpad.
My parents got me a Sega Genesis (cousin got the Super Nintendo) in 1995 for Easter. It was really an excuse for my dad to get NHL 1994, but I definitely benefited from it.
Then I saved up my allowance and got a Playstation 1 in 1998.
Got a job and bought a Playstation 2 in 2002.
I used to buy old Nintendo Power magazines from our local library. (Usually 2 years old by the time I got them, loved those old layouts)
Since Playstation games were so expensive, I relied on the Ziff Davis Official Playstation Magazine to give me something to play every month.
And I had a solid several year subscription to Game informer.
I loved Electronic Gaming Monthly, but only bought the occasional copy when I had some money.
Love reading about and playing older videogames.